| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Quick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Pope (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Drumheller (fresh) PF - Ernest Kopecky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Reulet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | James Drumheller inbounds the ball | 20-20 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Quick and he's hacked by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #1 | 20-22 |
| 19:51 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Cecil Ritch connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 19:20 | Murray State | Anthony Bentley takes the ball from James Drumheller | 23-23 |
| 19:16 | Samford | James Drumheller takes the ball from William Johnson in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Raymond Pope is fouled on the floor by Adam Rhymer - foul #2 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #2 | 23-23 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Gerald Quick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Cecil Ritch - foul #1 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Gerald Quick makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Gerald Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 18:26 | Samford | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Odom (SF) James Drumheller | |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Gerald Quick is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Quick, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Reulet - foul #1 on William Reulet, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (SG), David Gibson (PF) Raymond Pope, Ernest Kopecky | |
| 18:09 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:43 | Murray State | William Reulet connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jack Odom | 24-27 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Timothy Arena (SF), Oscar Knight (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Winn (SG), Charlie Thompson (PF) Gerald Quick, William Reulet | |
| 17:31 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson misses the floater from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 17:30 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson tips it back up and in | 24-29 |
| 17:13 | Samford | Adam Rhymer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leonard Cooke | 27-29 |
| 16:48 | Murray State | David Gibson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 27-29 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Luke Watkin gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Winn - foul #2 on Michael Winn, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG) Adam Rhymer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF) Michael Winn, Jack Odom, Charlie Thompson | |
| 16:28 | Samford | Daniel Langham double dribbles | 27-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Archie Reed (PF) Leonard Cooke, Daniel Langham | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Reulet (C) David Gibson | |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Waylon Talley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SF) Oscar Knight | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG) Waylon Talley | |
| 16:01 | Samford | Cecil Ritch clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-29 |
| 15:59 | Murray State | William Reulet grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Quick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pope (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Drumheller (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ernest Kopecky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Reulet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Pope | 27-32 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Luke Watkin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Reulet - foul #2 on William Reulet, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Oscar Knight (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Ritch, Timothy Arena, William Johnson, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), Michael Winn (SG), Jack Odom (SF), David Gibson (C) Gerald Quick, Raymond Pope, James Drumheller, William Reulet | |
| 15:17 | Samford | Luke Watkin makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Luke Watkin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Waylon Talley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #2 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF) Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charlie Thompson (PF) Ernest Kopecky | |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Waylon Talley makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Waylon Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Anthony Bentley's fadeaway is rejected by David Gibson | 29-34 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Oscar Knight is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 14:07 | Murray State | Waylon Talley pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | David Gibson's layup is rejected by Archie Reed | 29-34 |
| 13:46 | Murray State | Waylon Talley hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Anthony Bentley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Timothy Arena (SG), William Johnson (SF) Leonard Cooke, Adam Rhymer, Oscar Knight | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), Raymond Pope (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), William Reulet (C) Waylon Talley, Michael Winn, Jack Odom, Charlie Thompson, David Gibson | |
| 13:18 | Murray State | James Drumheller lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Quick | 29-38 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Cecil Ritch drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Arena | 31-38 |
| 12:36 | Murray State | James Drumheller connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Quick | 31-41 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Ernest Kopecky is called for the reach on Archie Reed - foul #1 on Ernest Kopecky, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Luke Watkin (PF) Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (SG), Jack Odom (SF) Raymond Pope, James Drumheller | |
| 12:05 | Samford | Luke Watkin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | William Reulet pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 11:58 | Murray State | Gerald Quick's pass is intercepted by William Johnson | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Arena (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Quick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Waylon Talley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Odom (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ernest Kopecky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Reulet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is hacked by Waylon Talley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Waylon Talley, team foul #6 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Gibson (PF) Ernest Kopecky | |
| 11:40 | Samford | Adam Rhymer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Johnson | 33-41 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Jack Odom hits a floater from the right block set up by Waylon Talley | 33-43 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Adam Rhymer can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Gerald Quick pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Gerald Quick travels with the ball | 33-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Daniel Langham (SG), Oscar Knight (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, Luke Watkin, Timothy Arena | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Charlie Thompson (C) Gerald Quick, David Gibson, William Reulet | |
| 10:36 | Samford | William Johnson connects on the open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 35-43 |
| 10:17 | Murray State | Jack Odom can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky (PF) Charlie Thompson | |
| 10:17 | Murray State | Jack Odom makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:17 | Murray State | Jack Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Oscar Knight is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Jack Odom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Luke Watkin (C) Daniel Langham, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Winn (PG), Billy Turpen (SF), Charlie Thompson (C) Waylon Talley, James Drumheller, Jack Odom | |
| 09:36 | Samford | Adam Rhymer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Oscar Knight | 39-45 |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky hits the finger roll | 39-47 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Charlie Thompson blocks the short jumper by Archie Reed | 39-47 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:32 | Murray State | Raymond Pope drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Winn | 39-49 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Luke Watkin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Archie Reed tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Michael Winn drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Luke Watkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Michael Winn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Turpen (fairly fresh) PF - Ernest Kopecky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Michael Winn is called for the reach on Luke Watkin - foul #3 on Michael Winn, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Timothy Arena (SG), William Johnson (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Adam Rhymer, Oscar Knight, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), Waylon Talley (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Jack Odom (PF), William Reulet (C) Michael Winn, Raymond Pope, Billy Turpen, Ernest Kopecky, Charlie Thompson | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Waylon Talley pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 07:25 | Murray State | William Reulet misses the turnaround in the lane | 41-52 |
| 07:24 | Murray State | Jack Odom grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 07:11 | Murray State | Waylon Talley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Quick | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Samford | Waylon Talley is called for the reach on Cecil Ritch - foul #4 on Waylon Talley, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF) Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:06 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Gerald Quick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 06:57 | Murray State | Jack Odom snags the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 06:39 | Murray State | Waylon Talley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Drumheller | 43-57 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Cecil Ritch is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Arena | 46-57 |
| 05:57 | Murray State | Cecil Ritch steals it from Gerald Quick | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Samford | Gerald Quick steals it from Anthony Bentley in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 05:51 | Murray State | Gerald Quick lays it in | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Samford | Timothy Arena misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Waylon Talley - foul #5 on Waylon Talley, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Winn (SG), Billy Turpen (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), David Gibson (C) Waylon Talley, James Drumheller, Jack Odom, William Reulet | |
| 05:36 | Samford | Timothy Arena misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Timothy Arena makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Billy Turpen is whistled for traveling | 47-59 |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SF), Oscar Knight (PF) Timothy Arena, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:14 | Samford | Adam Rhymer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Billy Turpen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG) Gerald Quick | |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Billy Turpen makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Billy Turpen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Billy Turpen makes the 3rd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Samford | Adam Rhymer double dribbles | 47-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Odom (SF) Billy Turpen | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky hits the finger roll set up by Michael Winn | 47-64 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is hacked by David Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Gibson, team foul #10 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (PG), Timothy Arena (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, William Johnson, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Billy Turpen (SG), Charlie Thompson (PF) Raymond Pope, Ernest Kopecky | |
| 04:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:15 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 03:54 | Murray State | David Gibson lays it up and in and the foul's on Daniel Langham - foul #2 on Daniel Langham, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Adam Rhymer | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:54 | Murray State | David Gibson makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oscar Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Michael Winn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Turpen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charlie Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Samford | Oscar Knight buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Arena and the foul's on Charlie Thompson - foul #2 on Charlie Thompson, team foul #11 | 50-67 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the free throw | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Murray State | Oscar Knight steps in front of the Charlie Thompson pass | 51-67 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 02:56 | Murray State | Jack Odom pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:36 | Murray State | Billy Turpen drills a turnaround from the right block | 51-69 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Leonard Cooke makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Knight | 54-69 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | David Gibson is whistled for a carry | 54-69 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Luke Watkin blows the dunk | 54-69 |
| 01:33 | Murray State | David Gibson pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:05 | Murray State | David Gibson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 01:03 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Thompson | 54-69 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Michael Winn misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Cooke - foul #3 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #8 | 54-69 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Michael Winn misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Michael Winn misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | David Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Luke Watkin steals it from Billy Turpen | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Samford | Daniel Langham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Michael Winn runs out the clock | 54-69 |